Image title: Mahalakshmi (Nepal, 18th century)

This Brass sculpture shows an image of Mahalakshmi / Kali / Chamunda, from the 18th/19th century origination from Nepal.—Materials used: Brass.

Notes: Depicted as a skeletal crone as no other goddess is, the fierce Mahalakshmi—also called Chamunda [Camunda] and Kali—cannot be mistaken for any other female deity.

Gallery information:

The Patan Museum is located on the Durbar square of Patan (Lalitpur/Lalitapura, Kathmandu, Nepal) which is associated Keshav Narayan Chowk (Keshavnarayan)—a form of Lord Vishnu. Being listed as a World Heritage Site, the whole of Durbar square is filled with exquisite temples, sculptures and other ancient structures, of which the ancient history history can be traced to the Malla Kings of Lalitpur. It is an important site for both Buddhism and Hinduism.